Very short DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive, perfect for the A4000D!

[Will-i-am]

Dumb question #1....from a slightly silly man....I assume the DVD drive will not be expected to play DVDs? ON the Amiga, that is? I'm having a serious problem with a couple cheap CD drives that almost are short enough to squeeze in and I have been chewing over solutions. A DVD drive like that would be okay assuming there is no trouble merely playing CDs on it, but if the potential existed to play DVDs on it, well I might be able to get my wife to agree to let me buy "just one more piece of hardware". I'm not "whipped" by any means, but the computer area here is divided into two sections: the computers that actually work, and my area, where several Amigas are in various stages of repair while I try to get all the bits and pieces to actually fire up.

[Will-i-am]

ah well, I skimmed past the CD drive you linked to, Patrik, but  once I checked it out it sounds good...my confusion about the dvd player is still there, what with desenting opinions and all. I have a Cyberstorm PPC card in the A4KD, which is pretty darn fast (Vista Pro is a LOT of fun now) Would that be fast enough? It's rather an academic question since my little monitor isn't much good for real movies....I use the Beast for animations and some CADD work and survey business being what it is these days I'm pretty much restricted to the anims...but watching a movie downstairs in the Amiga Room would be nice when the ladies of the house would prefer not hearing Sanjuro for the 1,000th time!